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Fall Chinook, Summer Steelhead and Walleye Among the Best Columbia River Fishing Bets by Mark Yuasa Seattle Times, August 29, 2012

COLUMBIA FISHING BY OREGON FISH AND WILDLIFE

Weekend Fishing Opportunities:

Fall chinook fishing is excellent at Buoy 10, and catches in the mainstem below Bonneville are good in the Portland to Longview area.

Summer steelhead fishing is fair in the lower Columbia River.

Walleye fishing is good in the gorge.

SALMON, STEELHEAD AND SHAD:

The following modifications are now in effect for the mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream to the Oregon/Washington border above McNary Dam:

COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, BUOY 10 LINE UPSTREAM TO THE TONGUE POINT/ROCKY POINT LINE:

August 1 through September 3, this area is open for adult chinook (greater than 24 inches), adipose fin-clipped adult coho (greater than 16 inches) and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. The daily bag limit is two adult salmon/steelhead in combination, only one of which may be a chinook. The retention of chum and sockeye is prohibited.

September 4 through September 30, this area is open for adipose fin-clipped summer steelhead and adipose fin-clipped adult coho (greater than 16 inches). The daily bag limit is two adult coho and/or steelhead in combination. The retention of chinook, chum and sockeye is prohibited.

October 1 through December 31, this section of the Columbia River is open for fall chinook, adipose fin-clipped coho, and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. The daily bag limit is two adult salmon/steelhead in combination and five jacks. Jack salmon are chinook less than or equal to 24 inches and coho less than or equal to 16 inches. It is unlawful to angle for jack salmon after the adult daily bag limit has been reached.

Seasons may be subject to in-season modifications.

COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, TONGUE POINT/ROCKY POINT LINE UPSTREAM TO A LINE PROJECTED FROM WARRIOR ROCK LIGHTHOUSE ON SAUVIE ISLAND THROUGH RED BUOY #4 TO A MARKER ON THE LOWER END OF BACHELOR ISLAND:

August 1 through September 9, this area is open to the retention of fall chinook, adipose fin-clipped coho and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. The daily bag limit is two adult salmon/steelhead in combination, only one of which may be a chinook, and five jack salmon. Jack salmon are chinook less than or equal to 24 inches and coho less than or equal to 20 inches. It is unlawful to angle for jack salmon after the adult daily bag limit has been reached. The retention of chum and sockeye is prohibited.

September 10 through September 16, this area is open for adipose fin-clipped fall chinook, adipose fin-clipped summer steelhead and adipose fin-clipped coho. The daily bag limit is two adults, only one of which may be a chinook, and five jack salmon. Jack salmon are chinook less than or equal to 24 inches or coho less than or equal to 20 inches. It is unlawful to angle for jack salmon after the adult daily bag limit has been reached. The retention of unclipped chinook, chum and sockeye is prohibited.

September 17 through September 30, this area is open adipose fin-clipped summer steelhead and adipose fin-clipped coho. The daily bag limit is two adult coho and/or steelhead in combination plus five coho jacks. Coho jacks are less than or equal to 20 inches. It is unlawful to angle for coho jacks after the adult daily bag limit has been reached. The retention of chinook, chum and sockeye is prohibited.

October 1 through December 31, this area is open for fall chinook, adipose fin-clipped coho, and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. The daily bag limit is two adult salmon/steelhead in combination and five jacks. Jack salmon are chinook less than or equal to 24 inches and coho less than or equal to 20 inches. It is unlawful to angle for jack salmon after the adult daily bag limit has been reached. The retention of chum and sockeye is prohibited.

Seasons may be subject to in-season modifications.

COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, A LINE PROJECTED FROM WARRIOR ROCK LIGHTHOUSE ON SAUVIE ISLAND THROUGH RED BUOY #4 TO A MARKER ON THE LOWER END OF BACHELOR ISLAND LINE UPSTREAM TO BONNEVILLE DAM:

August 1 through September 9, this area is open to the retention of fall chinook, adipose fin-clipped coho and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. The daily bag limit is two adult salmon/steelhead in combination, only one of which may be a chinook, and five jack salmon. Jack salmon are chinook less than or equal to 24 inches and coho less than or equal to 20 inches. It is unlawful to angle for jack salmon after the adult daily bag limit has been reached. The retention of chum and sockeye is prohibited.

September 10 through December 31, this area is open to the retention of fall chinook, adipose fin-clipped coho and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. The daily bag limit is two adult salmon/steelhead in combination and five jack salmon. Jack salmon are chinook less than or equal to 24 inches and coho less than or equal to 20 inches. It is unlawful to angle for jack salmon after the adult daily bag limit has been reached. The retention of chum and sockeye is prohibited.

Seasons may be subject to in-season modifications.

COLUMBIA RIVER MAINSTEM, BONNEVILLE DAM TO THE OREGON/WASHINGTON BORDER ABOVE MACNARY DAM:

Effective August 1 through December 31, this section of the Columbia River is open for fall chinook, coho (only adipose fin-clipped coho may be retained between Bonneville Dam and the Hood River bridge), and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. The daily bag limit is two adult salmon/steelhead in combination and five jacks. Jack salmon are chinook less than or equal to 24 inches and coho less than or equal to 20 inches. It is unlawful to angle for jack salmon after the adult daily bag limit has been reached. The retention of chum and sockeye is prohibited. Seasons may be subject to in-season modifications.

On the lower Columbia this past weekend, there were 600 salmonid boats and 119 Oregon bank anglers counted from Bonneville Dam downstream to Tongue Point on Saturday's (8/25) flight, and 848 Oregon boats at Buoy 10. Anglers had the best success at Buoy 10, where boat anglers averaged 1.81 chinook and 0.58 coho caught per boat, and the bank anglers averaged 0.06 chinook and 0.19 coho caught per bank angler. Boat anglers fishing the Portland to Longview area averaged 0.89 chinook caught per boat, while anglers fishing in Troutdale averaged 0.10 chinook caught per boat. Bank anglers fishing in the gorge averaged 0.05 chinook and 0.09 steelhead caught per bank angler.

Gorge Bank:

Weekend checking showed three adult fall chinook and two adipose fin-clipped steelhead kept, plus three unclipped steelhead released for 57 bank anglers.

Gorge Boats:

Weekend checking showed no catch for five boats (15 anglers).

Troutdale Boats:

Weekend checking showed four adult fall chinook, and two jack chinook kept, plus one unclipped steelhead released for 42 boats (88 anglers).

Portland to Longview Bank:

Weekend checking showed no catch for 21 bank anglers.

Portland to Longview Boats:

Weekend checking showed 122 adult fall chinook, seven jack chinook, and two adipose fin-clipped steelhead kept, plus three adult fall chinook and one jack chinook released for 141 boats (350 anglers).

Estuary Bank (Jones Beach to Clatsop Spit):

Weekend checking showed three adipose fin-clipped coho kept, plus one adult fall chinook released for 16 bank anglers.

Estuary Boats (Tongue Point to Buoy 10):

Weekend checking showed 598 adult fall chinook, 152 adipose fin-clipped coho, and four adipose fin-clipped steelhead kept, plus 239 adult fall chinook, 114 unclipped coho and one unclipped steelhead released for 462 boats (1,447 anglers). Forty seven charter boat anglers kept three fall chinook, and one adipose fin-clipped coho, and released one unclipped coho.

The Dalles Pool:

Weekly checking showed no catch for seven bank anglers; and one adipose fin-clipped steelhead kept, plus two unclipped steelhead released for seven boats (18 anglers).